Quang Hai did not compete, but luckily Van Do shined, CAHN Club won hard in the Philippines

As a guest at Kaya FC (Philippines), Hanoi Police Club (CAHN) was rated superior. After 2 matches in the Southeast Asian Club Championship, coach Polking and his team showed their strength, winning all 6 points by overcoming Buriram United (Thailand) and Lion City Sailors (Singapore). In addition to quality foreign soldiers such as Leo Artur, Vitao, Alan Grafite, CAHN Club has just welcomed back the 2024 AFF Cup champions such as Quang Hai, Van Thanh, Nguyen Filip… Meanwhile, Kaya FC is one of the The lowest rated team in Group B. After 2 matches, the representative of the Philippines still cannot win points after 2 defeats and conceded 8 goals. Kaya FC’s players are not too outstanding with only goalkeeper Patrick Deyto participating in the Philippine team.

Notably, the match between CAHN Club and Kaya FC took place on the Rizal Memorial artificial field. At the AFF Cup 2024, this is considered a difficult “gate” for strong teams to overcome. In the third match of Group B (December 18, 2024), the Vietnamese team had to work very hard to draw 1-1 with the Philippines thanks to Doan Ngoc Tan’s goal in the last minutes. In the semi-finals, the Philippine team also created a surprise here when they defeated Thailand 2-1 in the first leg.

With a team of quality players, CANH Club easily controlled the match in the first half. According to statistics from the specialized site Sofascorethe away team held the ball nearly 70% and launched 8 shots (2 times the ball hit the target). The score of 2-0 after the first 45 minutes also reflected what happened on the field.

On the day Quang Hai was placed on the bench by Coach Polking, the CAHN Club’s attacks relied heavily on Leo Artur’s coordination ability. The Brazilian-born player also did not disappoint fans with his brilliant performance, constantly moving on the field to open up delicious opportunities for his teammates. Leo Artur is okay Sofascore Highest score in the first half – 8.3 points.

In the 16th minute, Leo Artur moved to the left wing, released the ball smoothly for Van Do to shoot a beautiful curling shot, completely defeating Kaya FC goalkeeper Walid Birrou to open the score. It didn’t stop there, in the 28th minute, Léo Artur continued to hit Van Do, causing Kay FC’s Marco Casambre to score an own goal, increasing the score to 2-0 for CAHN Club.

Starting from the 30th minute, CAHN Club proactively slowed down the pace of the match, ceding control of the ball to Kaya FC. However, the Philippine representative did not attack well and had many difficulties approaching Nguyen Filip’s goal. What Kaya FC did in the first half was one shot on target in the 44th minute by Shuto Komaki but was easily held by Nguyen Filip.

In the second half, Kaya FC made many changes and had a better position than the first half. In the first minutes, the home team increased the pressure and created many dangerous opportunities. In the 54th minute, Mark Swainston shot in the penalty area, helping Kaya FC shorten the score to 1-2.

After Mark Swainston’s goal, Kaya FC’s spirit was boosted very high. The representative of the Philippines had at least 3 more dangerous attack situations towards the CAHN club’s goal. Unfortunately, in the final shots, Kaya FC’s strikers finished incorrectly.

Under a lot of pressure from the opponent, in the 66th minute, coach Polking had to bring players who had just returned from the 2024 AFF Cup such as Quang Hai, Van Thanh, and Le Pham Thanh Long onto the field to regain the match. The effect also came immediately when CAHN Club continuously created waves in Kaya FC’s goal. However, the excellence of goalkeeper Walid Birrou prevented CAHN Club from scoring any more goals in the second half.

Defeating Kaya FC 2-1, CAHN Club had their third consecutive win in the Southeast Asian Club Championship. Coach Polking and his team have 9 points with a difference of +7, continuing to lead Group B. Meanwhile, Kaya FC lost all 3 matches, finishing at the bottom of the group.